{"id":167099,"date":"2025-12-04T03:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T03:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/167099\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T03:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T03:30:09","slug":"billy-ray-cyrus-sends-message-to-daughter-miley-after-her-engagement-following-years-of-family-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/167099\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Ray Cyrus Sends Message to Daughter Miley After Her Engagement Following Years of Family Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Billy Ray Cyrus is sending congratulations to the happy couple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/02\/celebrity-news\/miley-cyrus-sparks-engagement-rumors-during-red-carpet-date-night-with-maxx-morando\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Page Six;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Page Six<\/a> confirmed on Tuesday, December 2, that Miley Cyrus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/miley-cyrus-reveals-she-surprised-202901149.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:is engaged to Maxx Morando;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is engaged to Maxx Morando<\/a> following four years of dating, the Disney Channel alum\u2019s father had some kind words to share.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The \u201cAchy Breaky Heart\u201d singer posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRzwtSBCYWF\/?img_index=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:carousel of photos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">carousel of photos<\/a> to Instagram on Wednesday, December 3, featuring a throwback of him and Miley with country queen Dolly Parton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNo wonder you turned out so special \u2026 You have the greatest Godmother in the world!!! @dollyparton,\u201d Billy Ray, 64, captioned the post. \u201cSo happy you and MaxxAgazillion found each other!!!! Congratulations! Happy to see you both so happy!!! love Dad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the Instagram post, Billy Ray also shared two photos of the \u201cWrecking Ball\u201d singer, 33, and her new fianc\u00e9, 27. One of them was from the red carpet of Monday\u2019s Avatar: Fire and Ash world premiere, where Miley\u2019s engagement ring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/miley-cyrus-reportedly-engaged-maxx-165250291.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:was on full display;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was on full display<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;LISA OConnor\/ AFF-USA.COM \/ MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"732\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/081dcf1fced29af002e68bdf8a831774.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> LISA OConnor\/ AFF-USA.COM \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post comes after Miley released the song \u201cSecrets\u201d in September and called it a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/miley-cyrus-declares-song-secrets-182415731.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:peace offering;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">peace offering<\/a>\u201d for her father. The pair\u2019s relationship reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/billy-ray-cyrus-troubled-year-family-divisions-and-concern-over-his-health-and-behavior\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:became strained;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">became strained<\/a> after he divorced his wife, Tish Cyrus, in 2022 and got engaged to singer Firerose four months later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Around the time of the song\u2019s release, the Grammy Award winner shared a snippet from its accompanying music video on Instagram and revealed who the track was for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis song was written as a peace offering for someone I had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/inside-billy-ray-miley-cyrus-153715294.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:lost for a time but always loved;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lost for a time but always loved<\/a>,\u201d Miley explained in her caption. \u201cIn my experience, forgiveness and freedom are one and the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis song is for my dad,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She also discussed the tune during a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0rhBaKp3jDw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CBS Sunday Morning;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">CBS Sunday Morning<\/a> interview, revealing that she gifted it to him for his birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMy dad cried, which, you know\u2026 Everyone I say that to, they go, \u2018I remember when my dad cried.\u2019 You know, you don\u2019t see your dad cry a lot,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd when you remember that, whether it\u2019s happy tears or painful tears\u2026 I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ve seen my dad cry since his dad passed away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think they were mixed emotions,\u201d she continued, \u201cbecause there\u2019s things that, for us \u2014 me and my dad \u2014 we just <a href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/billy-ray-cyrus-reveals-miley-cyrus-is-helping-mend-the-family-says-theyre-close-to-a-full-healing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:kind of moved forward;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">kind of moved forward<\/a>. 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